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Facebook gives parents control on when kids can use app
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is adding a “sleep” mode to its Messenger Kids service to let parents limit when their kids can use it. The company says parents can now specify the times...
Spectacles 2.0: Snapchat isn’t done with its fancy eyewear
Snapchat hasn’t given up on its Spectacles, a smart wearable that lets users record photos, videos and audio that can later shared to Snapchat friends. Despite the failure of the first-generation of the product, Snapchat parent Snap Inc. on Thursday said it had begun selling a new version of...
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Apple controversy: Who can sell Cosmic Crisp trees?
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — It's an apple that could upset the cart. Or at least disrupt it a bit. Washington growers are so excited about the Cosmic Crisp's potential, they already planted a half-million trees and plan to add another 5 million this year. Consumers will have to wait until fall of 2019...
Opel union blocks voluntary redundancies, stifling deeper PSA cuts - memo
FRANKFURT, April 27 (Reuters) - Opel's works council has halted a voluntary buyout plan at the lossmaking German carmaker, crimping parent company PSA Group´s ability to pursue deeper staff cuts, internal memos seen by Reuters on Friday showed. PSA Group, which bought Opel from General Motors for...
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Girls with diabetes at high risk of irregular periods
Washington: Girls diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have a high frequency of menstrual irregularities, a study has found. Menstrual irregularities can have a variety of causes, including pregnancy, hormonal imbalances, infections, diseases, trauma and certain medications. Adult women with...
Beware, your smartphone could affect your heart rate: Here's what you can do
HYDERABAD: Beware! Your mobile phone could affect your heart rate variability (HRV) and significantly change your average heart beat intervals, warn a team of city researchers. HRV is a measurement of variability between two successive heart beats, and determines the cardiovascular condition of a...
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Germany Gets Its First Crypto Exchange for Whales
Germany’s VPE Wertpapierhandelsbank AG (VPE) has announced its institutional investor cryptocurrency trading services and claims them to be the first of their kind for the country. Armed with a Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (Bafin) license, in expanding its brokerage offerings VPE...
Gaming Co. Nexon Korea Refutes Rumors It Will Buy Crypto Exchange Bitstamp
Nexon Korea, the video game company, has denied they are involved in talks to acquire the Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Bitstamp, local news outlet The Korean Herald reported Wednesday. The denial despite Business Insider writing yesterday about a rumored deal between the two, where the acquistion would...
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Virat Kohli the Only Indian in Forbes 100 Richest Athletes List
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the only sportsperson from the country to feature among the world's 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. Kohli, 28, has been ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list of 'The World's Highest Paid Athletes' with a...
Nishikori fights back to beat Berdych
Japan's Kei Nishikori fought back from a set down to see off Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych on Monday and reach the Monte Carlo Masters second round. In a battle of two former Grand Slam finalists, Nishikori raced through the final two sets to progress with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1...
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Rafa Nadal reaches win No 399 on clay to reach #BarcelonaOpen semis
BARCELONA – Rafael Nadal took his clay-court win streak to 42 consecutive sets when he battled to a 6-0 7-5 triumph over Martin Klizan in the Barcelona quarter-finals on Friday as he also moved just one win away from 400 on the surface. World number one Nadal, the 10-time champion in Barcelona, was...
Antonio Conte defends Chelsea's decision to sell Mohamed Salah
Antonio Conte has defended Chelsea's decision to sell Mohamed Salah, saying he is not the same player now as he was when he left the club in 2015. Salah joined Chelsea from Basel in January 2014 but failed to impress, scoring just two goals and being limited to just 19 appearances. The Egyptian...
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‘It’s not a done deal’: inside the battle to stop Brexit
‘It’s not a done deal’: inside the battle to stop Brexit
With less than a year remaining, the opponents of Brexit are mobilising. Could a second referendum be forced by people who won’t take go for an answer?...
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Koreas summit: North Korean media hail 'historic' meeting
Koreas summit: North Korean media hail 'historic' meeting
Details of how denuclearisation would be achieved were not made clear, and many analysts remain sceptical about the North's apparent enthusiasm for engagement. An issue for the North is the security...
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Pakistan moves doctor who helped CIA track Osama bin Laden to safer location
Pakistan moves doctor who helped CIA track Osama bin Laden to safer location
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has been moved by authorities from a prison in the country’s northwest to an unknown safer location, an official and family...
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Islamic State Releases Video Showing Execution of Iraq 'Election Advocators'
Islamic State Releases Video Showing Execution of Iraq 'Election Advocators'
Baghdad: Islamic State's Amaq News Agency released a video on Friday showing...
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Golden State Killer Suspect Appears In Court For Arraignment
Golden State Killer Suspect Appears In Court For Arraignment
Joseph James DeAngelo, the ex-police officer suspected of being the notorious "Golden State Killer," appeared in court in Sacramento, California, for an arraignment Friday, CBS News reported. Police...
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Pompeo Charms NATO Leaders On His First Day As U.S. Secretary Of State
Pompeo Charms NATO Leaders On His First Day As U.S. Secretary Of State
Barely 12 hours after being sworn in as U.S. secretary of state, Mike Pompeo went straight to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday in what European allies saw as strong support for an institution...
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Trump Says '2 or 3' Sites Being Considered For Talks With Kim, U.S. Officials Favor Singapore
Trump Says '2 or 3' Sites Being Considered For Talks With Kim, U.S. Officials Favor Singapore
President Donald Trump said Friday the list of potential sites for his summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been narrowed to "two or three" locations, CNN reported. The development...
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Romaine Lettuce E Coli Outbreak Worsens, With 98 Now Sick
Romaine Lettuce E Coli Outbreak Worsens, With 98 Now Sick
An outbreak of E. coli food poisoning linked to romaine lettuce has widened and has now made at least 98 people sick, U.S. health officials said Friday, NBC...
Bill Cosby's Alma Mater Rescinds His Honorary Doctorate Degree
Bill Cosby's Alma Mater Rescinds His Honorary Doctorate Degree
Temple University, where Bill Cosby long served as a leading public face and key fundraiser, said Friday it will rescind the honorary doctorate it awarded to...
Judge Tosses Manafort Civil Suit Challenging Special Counsel
Judge Tosses Manafort Civil Suit Challenging Special Counsel
A federal judge based in Washington, D.C. on Friday tossed a civil lawsuit brought by Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, seeking...
Merkel's Low-Key Visit With Trump To Focus On Trade, Foreign Policy
Merkel's Low-Key Visit With Trump To Focus On Trade, Foreign Policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to echo many of the concerns raised during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit earlier this week when she...
EU nations back ban on insecticides to protect honey bees
EU nations back ban on insecticides to protect honey bees
European Union countries backed a proposal on Friday to ban all use outdoors of insecticides known as neonicotinoids that studies have shown can harm bees. The...
Romania's president calls on prime minister to resign
Romania's president calls on prime minister to resign
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Don’t get too excited about the Korea summit. There’s a lot of work to do.
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There is no one who can save Trump from himself
There is no one who can save Trump from himself
The president is a study in self-destruction. ......
The inter-Korean summit has only raised the stakes for Trump
The inter-Korean summit has only raised the stakes for Trump
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The poor don’t have a prayer in today’s Washington
The poor don’t have a prayer in today’s Washington
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Grab onto something steady. Trump’s on the phone.
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